Fire-hose washer



Patented Nov. 29, I898.

J. A. BRITTON. FIRE HOSE WASHER.

(Application filed Nov. 27, 1897.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED STATES ATENT FFICE.

JAMES A. BRITTON, OF WEST BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA.

FIRE-HOSE WASHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,012, dated November29, 1898.

Application filed November 27, 1897. Serial No. 660,185. (No model.)-

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES A. BRITTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at West Bethlehem, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Fire-Hose Washers, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for washing fire-hose. As is wellknown, fire-hose after being in use at fires are very dirty and arerequired to be cleaned before being wound upon the hose-carriage.

The object of my invention is to provide improved means whereby the hosecan be cleaned or washed in a thorough and efficient manner.

The invention consists in the novel construction of hose-washing device,as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of ahose-washing device constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2is a longitudinal section of the same.

In the said drawings the reference-numeral l designates asemicylindrical outer casing having a flat base and formed with endheads I provided with inwardly-extending annular flanges 1 Secured tosaid flanges by suitable fastening devices is a conical or taperinginner casing 2, forming a water-chamher 3 between the said casings. Thesaid outer casing is formed with an opening 3 with which is adapted tobe connected a hose 4, which is secured to a hydrant or fire-plug.Formed in the contracted or small end of said inner casing are a numberof holes or perfo rations 5, which communicate with the water-chamber.At the opposite or large end said casing 2 is provided with aroller 6,journaled to the end head of the outer casing.

The operation will be readily understood. The hose to be washed ispassed slowly through the inner casing, traveling over the roller, andwhile so moving is subjected to the action of jets of water from theWater-chamber, which jets escape through the perforations 5. By thismeans the hose will be thoroughly cleansed and can then be reeled on thehose carriage.

It will be noticed that I do not use any brushes, which would be liableto soon wear out, the cleaning being efiected solely by the water-jets.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is-- In ahose-washing device, the combination with the outer semicylindricalcasing formed with an opening with which a hose is adapted to beconnected, of the conical or tapering inner section secured to saidouter section thereby forming a chamber between the two sections, saidinner section being provided with perforations and the roller at thelarge end of said inner section, substantially as described.

JAMES A. BRITTON.

